ALLENDALE, Mich. – The Northern Michigan University indoor track and field team finished tied for 10th at the 2013 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship on Sunday (Feb. 24) from the Kelly Family Sports Center at Grand Valley State University. The Wildcats totaled 13 points on the weekend and tied with Lake Erie College. NMU finished ahead of Wayne State and Malone.

“The team fought hard, which is evident in the number of personal best marks that we were able to post,” NMU coach Cheree Hicks said. “All the coaching staff can ask is that they compete and give their all. Everyone did that this weekend.”

Sophomore Brittni Wirtz scored five points in the 60-meter dash in an NCAA provisional qualifying time 7.75 seconds. She had the best finish on the weekend for NMU in fourth place.

Senior Colby West scored three points in the 400m dash with a sixth place finish and personal best time of 58.54 seconds.